Jürgen Steimle is head of the Embodied Interaction Group at the Max Planck Institute for Informatics and Saarland University. Previously he was a Visiting Assistant Professor at the MIT Media Lab. His research focuses on future forms of Human-Computer Interaction, including interaction with flexible displays, printed sensors, on-body interfaces, paper-based interaction and interactive surfaces. Jürgen Steimle graduated in Computer Science and French Studies at the University of Freiburg and holds a PhD in Computer Science from Darmstadt University of Technology. His research was distinguished with the prestigious Best Computer Science Dissertation Award by the German, Austrian and Swiss Computer Societies and with several awards at international conferences, including UIST and CHI. Dr. Steimle served as co-chair, TPC member and reviewer for major conferences and journals, most recently as associate chair and workshops track co-chair for CHI 2014 and CHI 2015.

»Digital fabrication, e.g. 3D printing or laser cutting, has proven its high potential for making customized, personalized and innovative objects. However, the resulting objects are largely non-interactive. My research aims at developing solutions which enable makers, designers and even end-users to fabricate their own interactive components that can react on user input and provide system output. In this talk I will present approaches for digital fabrication of flexible displays and thin-film touch sensor surfaces. These can be easily and quickly produced in a large variety of shapes, with customized contents and on various materials. This enables novel and creative applications in many areas, including future mobile computing devices, interactive paper, smart products, tangibles, and wearable interfaces.«

About »bauhausinteraction.colloquium«:
The Bauhausinteraction Colloquium is a new interdisciplinary colloquium series at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar which is to address issues between technology and arts+design and the humanities. This colloquium is organised by different disciplines at the Bauhaus-Universität, across media-informatics (applied computer sciences), media-design, media arts and product + interaction design.
The talks take place on Monday evenings. All talks are in english. In design, human–computer interaction, and software development, interaction design is »about shaping digital things for people’s use«, and alternately defined as the practice of designing interactive digital products, environments, systems, and services.

Beyond an interest in the mere form, interaction design has its main focus on human behavior and the interplay between human actions and technology. Coming from different disciplines in this colloquium we explore the central questions: Do we speak a common laguage? Are we ready for interdisciplinary dialogues and are we prepared for upcoming transdisciplinary challenges? Through a series of lectures and workshops on interaction design and related topics. A selection of internationally renowned speakers will give insights into their work, current developments and discussions. The colloquium provides a forum for exchange of ideas, impulses for inspiration and interdisciplinary collaboration.

Talk:

Date:
Wednesday, 19 November 2014 
7 p.m.

Location:
Bauhaus-Universität Weimar
Faculty of Art and Design
Geschwister-Scholl-Straße 7, room 116
99423 Weimar

For further information please check » http://bauhausinteraction.org/colloquium/